1. Our 2017-18 Season of Barrymore adjudication is well underway! Our 70 nominators and 12 judges have been off seeing shows and this year, they are including a new award in the process. The Outstanding Media Design Award will recognize designers’ work in projections, video, and other digital media. We look forward to seeing the nominees and recipient a year from now!

2. We’ve launched a Speaker Series on marketing, communications, and all things digital for artists and administrators. This is an ongoing opportunity to learn best practices from professionals outside our sector. This series is part of our key goal to empower our colleagues to build audiences for their work.

3. In February, we will host our newly named Marquee Dinner, an intimate event honoring our city’s generous supporters and celebrating our artists. Last year, we gathered previous recipients of the F. Otto Haas Award in appreciation of Carole Haas Gravagno’s two decades of support of individual artists. This year, we will celebrate new plays in Philadelphia and thank the Independence Foundation for their leadership in the field. Stay tuned for your invitation, as seating will be limited!

4. Lastly, and here’s the big one. Theatre Philadelphia is launching a NEW initiative this winter. We’re thrilled to invite you all to Philly Theatre Week, February 8 to the 18th, 2018. This region-wide celebration of theatre will include your productions, readings, discussions, parties, and special events, and will be free for theatres and artists to participate. We look forward to building Theatre Week into an iconic event, making Philadelphia known to residents and visitors as a great place for theatre. We’ll be inviting you all to a virtual meeting in a few weeks to learn more about how you be part of the first Philly Theatre Week.

And with that, please join us all at University of the Arts’ Hamilton Hall - just a block down the street for food, drinks, and dancing! Thank you and good night!